OSHA Inspection: DRAKE LEMM CONSTRUCTION

Issued

2012-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.21(b)(2):     The employer did not instruct each employee in the recognition and avoidance of unsafe conditions and the regulations applicable to his/her environment to control or eliminate any hazards or other exposure to illness or injury:    On or about May 15, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to multiple fall, trip, and impalement hazards while constructing a new commercial apartment with no/ineffective training to recognize hazards and elimination of the hazardous condition.

Issued

2012-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2400.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.100(a):     Employees working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, were not protected by protective helmets:    On or about May 15, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to head injuries from falling items such as but not limited to, hand tools and framing material while finishing concrete directly under the ladders used to gain access to the second and third floor.

Issued

2012-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1):     Each employee on a walking/working surface with an unprotected side or edge which was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level was not protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems.    On or about May 15, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to falling approximately 40 feet to the concrete below while sheathing the roof on the leading edge.

Issued

2012-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(4)(ii):     Each employee on a walking/working surface was not protected from tripping in or stepping into or through holes (including skylights) by covers:    On or about May 15, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed tripping and/or falling into an unguarded floor hole while getting tools from a tool box located in the same room as the floor opening.

Issued

2012-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $0.00 · Current $0.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(14):     Each employee working on, at, above, or near wall openings (including those with chutes attached), where the outside bottom edge of the wall opening was 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels and the inside bottom edge of the wall opening is less than 39 inches (1.0 M) above the walking/working surface, is not protected from falling by the use of a guardrail system, a safety net system, or a personal fall arrest system:    On or about May 15, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to falling approximately 30 feet to the concrete below while gaining access to the roof buy unguarded doorways and wall openings.

Issued

2012-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $0.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.701(b):     All protruding reinforcing steel, onto and/or into which employees could fall or come against, was not guarded to eliminate the hazard of impalement:    On or about May 15, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to falling approximately 30 feet to the concrete with uncovered rebar below while enter/exiting the second and third floor.

Issued

2012-06-01 00:00:00

Abate by

2012-06-04 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $1000.00 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1):     Where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:    On or about May 15, 2012 and at times prior thereto, employees were exposed to a fall of approximately 20 to 30 feet to the ground below while using a ladder to enter/exit the second and third floor without the ladder slide rails extending 3 feet above the landing surface.